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minus-squareangstylittlecatboy@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoSchools are handing out Linux to students…just not GNU/Linux; a lot of schools opt for Chrome OS which uses the Linux kernel. Linux is already the market leader in every computing segment except desktops (even mobile when you factor in Android.)
minus-squarewipeitonthedog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoAnd why are federal contracts being issues out for Linux for general users? Because of lack of Ms office
minus-squareAProfessional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoNo it’s because of lobbying. Other countries use LibreOffice.
minus-squareduckington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoI mean, LibreOffice is usable, but if I could pay for a linux license of Word or Excel, I would pay for it. The UX is just so much better with feature search/animations/plugin support/etc.
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Schools are handing out Linux to students…just not GNU/Linux; a lot of schools opt for Chrome OS which uses the Linux kernel.
Linux is already the market leader in every computing segment except desktops (even mobile when you factor in Android.)
And why are federal contracts being issues out for Linux for general users? Because of lack of Ms office
No it’s because of lobbying. Other countries use LibreOffice.
I mean, LibreOffice is usable, but if I could pay for a linux license of Word or Excel, I would pay for it. The UX is just so much better with feature search/animations/plugin support/etc.
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